New York at Detroit

You need defense to contend on the road and the New York Rangers have it with a sparkling road mark. New York is fourth in the NHL in goals allowed, and ninth in penalty killing. The Rangers are 5-1 in their last six road games and on a 9-1-1 run overall. The Rangers are off a 4-1 victory over the NHL-leading Nashville Predators on Monday, going UNDER the total. They head to Detroit, a team that can also play defense at #7 in goals allowed, and #11 in killing penalties. Detroit is 12-5-2 UNDER the total against the Eastern Conference. Henrik Zetterberg, second on Detroit with 49 points, has missed the last four games due to taking a shot to the head. The Rangers are 5-1 against Detroit and the UNDER is 6-1-1 in the last eight meetings. Play the Rangers and the game total UNDER.